This Athenian market is filled with stands selling all kinds of fruits, vegetables, seafood, cuts of meat, and is visited by scores of locals and tourists. In 1875, Panagis Kyriakos, the mayor of Athens, decided to build a modern market, one that would satisfy the needs of the city. It took more than 10 years before the architect and his workers finished the neoclassical building, which opened to the street outside through several large archways. In 1886, a glass roof completed the construction, making way for a new commercial magnet.